FAIRFIELD — In a series of votes spread over a three-hour meeting Tuesday, the Fairfield-Suisun School District board set the foundation for an ambitious plan to switch its election system. Voters within the school district currently elect trustees in an at-large system that allows voters to vote for all candidates. The district is switching to [...]
SUISUN CITY — Suisun City’s Redevelopment Agency went down hard Tuesday night. City Councilwoman Jane Day voiced fears that Suisun City’s loss of redevelopment funding will turn the city’s clock back to 1984, when it was considered an uninviting backwater town. “This city was not worth living in then and I think we have done [...]
NAPA — A new tradition is under way at Justin-Siena High School. Four seniors have transformed Catholic Schools Week into a service week, with donations going to the needy. “We call it, ‘donate to drop your collar’,” said Michele Schuhriemen, 17, a senior from Sonoma. Catholic Schools Week Notre Dame School, Vacaville Wednesday: Reverence and [...]
ROCKVILLE — It’s hard to overestimate Keith Leenders’ value to the Solano Community College football team the last two seasons. The coaching staff at Montana State University didn’t, offering Leenders a scholarship to assume kicking duties for the Bobcats. A pretty good deal for the man who led the Falcons in scoring the last season [...]
June 20, 1944 — Jan. 25, 2012 Michael Dennis Flener, age 67, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Fairfield, where he was a permanent resident since 1970. Born in Orange, Calif., on June 20, 1944, Mike was the son of a member of the U.S. Air Force and had [...]
Aug. 14, 1972 — Jan. 10, 2012 Anthony “Tony” Gregory Munkholm, 39, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 10, 2012, as a result of a car/train accident in Manteca, where he lived. Tony was born Aug. 14, 1972, in San Jose. He attended school at Payne Elementary until moving to Fairfield where he attended Bransford [...]
FAIRFIELD — A probable cause hearing that began in October 2011 ended Tuesday with three teenage boys accused of mugging and slashing the throat of a Vacaville woman being ordered to stand trial. Anthony J. Charles, 18, Brandon K. Romero, 17, and Evan D. Edwards, 16, all from Vallejo, face assault with a deadly weapon, [...]
FAIRFIELD — It will be six months before a probable cause hearing may be conducted for a Fairfield man accused of shooting and killing a Vallejo police officer after a Nov. 17, 2011, bank robbery. At a brief Tuesday court hearing, prosecutors and the attorney for Henry A. Smith, 37, agreed to set the hearing [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by a major index. The declines show that most homeowners are not reaping the benefits from some signs of an improving housing market. Prices dropped in November from October in 19 of the 20 cities tracked, according to the [...]
FAIRFIELD — The mother and son who operated a lucrative marijuana selling business in Fairfield shut down by police in 2010 were in court Tuesday to be punished for their crimes. Cindy E. Harris, 43, previously pleaded no contest to a pair of felony drug charges. Her son, Chad B. Grimm, 25, pleaded no contest [...]
MIAMI — He gives a great speech. He is handsome, charismatic and likable. Some might describe him as “post-racial” because of his appeal to white voters. He inspires his party’s base, and symbolizes the promise of inclusivity. When he talks about immigration, he says the right things. But it’s hard to know what to believe. [...]
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